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Jersey Number 3
Trace Phillips
- Position:
- INF/RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spring Hill, Tenn.
- High School:
- Grace Christian Academy (Franklin)
Bio
Awards
Grace Christian Academy
Personal
- All-Conference USA Second Team (2024)
- All-Conference USA Freshman Team (2024)
- All-Conference USA Preseason Team (2025)
- Conference USA Pitcher of the Week (Feb 24, 2025)
- Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week (May 14, 2024)
- Tabbed Top-85 2025 MLB Draft prospect by both D1 Baseball and MLB Pipeline
- Started and appeared inn 11 games for the Blue Raiders before an injury cut his season short
- On the mound, he made six starts for 28.2 innings pitched
- Made his season debut on the mound on Feb 14 vs Bowling Green. He went six innings, striking out eight while not allowing a run to score en route to his first win on the bump this season
- In his second start of the year, he continued his dominance with another scoreless six inning outing vs FDU on Feb 21. He struck out nine batters on five hits to earn himself Conference USA Pitcher of the Week
- Appeared in 54 games, starting 52, mostly at first base
- Made 13 appearances on the mound, starting nine times
- Batted .303 with 61 Hits and 47 RBIs
- Hit 13 home runs, which was good for second on the team (Briggs Rutter)
- Had a multi-home run game vs. Southern Indiana on March 12
- Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored on April 26th vs. WKU
- Tallied four RBIs on a 2-for-3 day vs. Austin Peay on April 23
- Threw for seven innings, while striking out nine batters in route to his fifth win on the mound vs. Jacksonville State May 12
- Notched 41.2 IP which was the fourth most on the team
- Had a .981 Fielding Percentage while tallying 324 putouts on the year
Grace Christian Academy
- 2023 graduate of Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, Tenn.)
- Was a five-year starter for GCA’s baseball program
- Was named TSSAA Mr. Baseball, District MVP and TBCA Player of the Year
- Led GCA to a TSSAA state championship in 2022
- Set a state record with home runs in eight consecutive games as a senior
- Also lettered in football
- Played travel baseball for SWA Storm and was a Rawlings All-American
Personal
- Son of Brad and Jennifer Phillips
- Father, Brad, played two seasons in the Texas Rangers minor league organization, reaching Class-A Gastonia in 1990
- Majoring in sports management
- Born on July 15, 2004 in Spring Hill, Tenn.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
